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Todays Topics: 1:00
Notes from Mike: 2:00
One Minute Podcast: 4:00
Book of the Month: 6:30
The Magnificent Seven: 9:30
Irish Name of the Day: 11:30
Sources: 15:30
Websites of the Week: 16:30
Curious News and Notes: 18:30

Total Time: 25:50
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From the Irish Roots Cafe at www.Irishroots.com
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What’s happening today at the Irish Roots Cafe

1) Well we did show up at the Irish Music Masters workshops
Saturday. This is the 2nd year for the event and I would say
it is the best of the lot for me. I took one session with the
fiddle and just observing; and one session with Connie Dover
on song. All was great.

2) Maria Morton made her world debut as a singer on last
weeks song podcast, interview and song ! She favored us
with her rendition, in Irish, of ‘Óró Se….’ perhaps one of the
best known tunes in Irish, for those trying it out in America.
and a fine job she did…..Thanks to Maria for that ! You
can find all the songs and interviews here:http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/99/145/

3) We have been adding material to the web page of late.
The Hedge School page is new; and on the podcast pages we have
added a ‘ inside scoop’ link to tell you a little more. We’ll be
working on it all year. We also have pics of all the singers
on the inside scoop page for the Song and recitation podcast
here:http://web.mac.com/irishpat/IrishRootsCafe/Sean_Nos_Song/Sean_Nos_Song.html
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Let’s listen to one of our 7 podcast series’ on Song; Recitation;
Travel; History; Irish-America; or Irish language.

Todays Podcast extract is from
Hello Fada, notes for the curious on the Irish Language.
We have a (phone call) note today on an old saying in Irish, which
translated means:
“May the Cat eat you, and may the devil eat the Cat.”

Our edition of the Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters, is
the only source for the complete folding map showing the
location of Irish families, as originally compiled by Connellan.
Here are the County Mayo families shown on our Irish families
map in the Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters:
For more about this book go to:http://www.irishroots.com/id4772.htm

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Coming Up:
Parish Registers are going to get more popular…..
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Time to raise our eyes skywards, give thanks, and ask for help !Here are todays “Magnificent Seven” :

1) Welcome Thomas Tracy of Tallmadge, Ohio as a new member !
Looking for Mr. Tracy. Believe to be Bezaleel Tracy. wife was Kesia Merrymen. What family did he come from. Family to PA and
settled in Ohio.

2) Welcome new member Joseph Gibbons of Simi Valley, CA.
Looking for Michael Gibbons and Thomas McHughs family in
County Mayo. Your Co. Mayo genealogy book has shipped !

3) Welcome Leland Walkup of Foley, Alabama as a new member.
Andrew Walkup of Kinkitt, Urney, Tyrone, Ireland. Found in 1820
census of PA.

Thanks to all of our members – without you these
podcasts would not be possible – !
Sponsors are welcome and needed.

– Irelands first Drive in Theatre is where ?…. coming up
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Irish Family Name of the Day:
Gibbons

Todays family history in honor of member:
Joseph Gibbons searching in Co. Mayo (above)

Related Spellings of the Name:
Fitzgibbons; Gibbonson; Gibbens; McGibbons; Gibbon, etc…
Varient Spelling Groups: #618, 695, 2342
From The Guide to the Various Spellings of Irish Family Nameshttp://www.irishroots.com/id4918.htm
History of the Name
Families of the name of Gibbons may stem from any of several
separate origins. Some likely come from the family of Fitzgibbon,
having dropped the “Fitz” from the name. The Book of Irish
Families, great and small, makes note of the Mayo family of
MacGibbon, also adopted by some of the Burke family !
As our Irish Roots Cafe member today is interested in Mayo,
we find Gibbon and McGibbon listed as among those on the
Mayo Book of Survey and Distribution. They are also listed
among the ‘New’ settlers in Mayo and Sligo, and again linked
to the ‘Bourke’ family. One branch of the name is given in Erris.
They are fairly numerous in our records and our genealogy books,
being represented in many counties.

1) Listed is Fitzgibbon, Earl of Clare, known as John Oge Fitzgibbon,
with further information. Another link to the name is given in section
one of that book, with the arms illustrated in colour (Fitzgibbon). The
Fitzgibbon family arrived in Ireland with the Normans quite early.
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Coming Up Later in this episode:
Maureen O’Hara announces…… could it be ‘Quiet Man II’ ?
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Listings for the name 62 times, here are a few examples:

1) Gibbons & McGibbons: Co. Mayo genealogy and family history notes.
plus Gibbons chart.
2) T. Gibbons: Co. Meath & Westmeath genealogy notes…
3) MacGibbons in Annals of Ireland by the 4 Masters
4) G. Gibbons in Co. Limerick, Ireland, genealogy and family hist…..
5) Gibbons of Covinger: The Families of Co. Limerick
6) John Gibbons in the Families of County Dublin, Ireland
7) Gibbons in Families of County Cork, and others of course

1) Irish Parish Registers are a mainstay of Irish research and they are
available at the National Library of Ireland. They are now planning
to scan the lot of them and put them online. So, you will be able to
read the scans of the microfilm at home instead of making the trip
to Ireland ! It is some 520 microfilms in all. Keep your eyes open
in a year or so for the batch to be complete, according to reports:http://www.nli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx

…….So end the notes from the Irish Hedge Row today.
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About Your Host
Mike O’Laughlin
Mike descends from the O’Loughlins of Kilfenora, County Clare,
and the O’Donahues of Glenflesk, County Kerry. He also bears
Sullivan, Buckley, Kilmartin, Llewellyn and Kelliher roots.

A one of a kind resource, he is the most published author
his field, including books; newsletters; podcasts; and videos.

1) The Irish Family Name of the Week is: Morrissey
2) The most friendly and least friendly towns in Europe.
3) The Book of the Month is: “Finding Your Chicago Irish”
and County Mayo Genealogy and Family History notes.
4) What are the Top Irish Personal names in the U.S. ?
5) Coca-Cola banned in Ireland since 2004….
6) World Bodhran Championships coming up.
7) Irish Videos of the Day: Cycling Howth to Dublin / Mayo Coast

1) We are planning upgrades to the Irishroots.com web page, and will
have some changes coming up. Members will have more podcasts in
their area. The free weekly podcast will remain in place as usual.

2) A month or two ago Molly went to Ireland, and her friends wanted
to ride in Ireland’s only cable car which runs to Dursey Island in County Cork.
Molly declined and stayed on dry land while her friends to the ride…..
This was because she spied some frayed wires, but her friends went
madly on the way across the waters, skeptical of Mollys judgement.
Well, lo and behold, this month they were replacing the old cable car with
a new one, but they found the wires were so dangerously worn that they had to
replace them as well…….. whose laughing now ?

History of the Name
Families of the name of Morrisey may spring from any of several separate
and unrelated families in Ireland. The native Irish of the name descend
from O Muirgheasa, in Carbury and Tireragh baronies, near Sligo bay in
Co. Sligo. The name is scarce in that area in modern times. Waterford,
Limerick and Cork are the most populated with the name today.
It should be noted that there are English families of the Morrissey name in
Ireland as well….. (partial extract, more in book…)

1) Birth Index of Ireland
2) Irish Genealogies, (volume 3 of Keatings History)
3) O’Morrissey, in the Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters
4) In many of our county books, including, Families of Cork
5) Co. Waterford Genealogy and Family History Notes
6) Families of County Limerick book
7) Co. Tipperary genealogy and family history notes.
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About Your Host
A one of a kind resource, Mike is the most published author
his field including numerous hard bound books; guides;
newsletters; podcasts; videos and hundreds of articles.
Today, he hosts the first weekly broadcast on Irish Family
History at www.Irishroots.com

The founder of the Irish Roots Cafe, he also publishes
great works of history, including ‘The Annals of Ireland by
the Four Masters'; and Keatings ‘History of Ireland’.

He recently completed the Irish Families Project,
a 34 book set on Irish Family History, published by the Irish
Genealogical Foundation.
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